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Janitors demand justice on DC streets

Vow to strike if they don't win a contract with fair wages by October 15. Today’s labor history: United Auto Workers call strike against Ford. Today’s labor quote by Woody Guthrie.

Pension plans in the balance

Hundreds of pension plans are poised to fail unless Congress acts. Today’s labor history: AFL endorses 6-hour day, 5-day workweek. Today’s labor quote by Benjamin Jealous.

Auto workers are striking for us all

“A strike is not just about immediate demands--it is about working people demanding a better world.” Today’s labor history: Midwest dairy farmers strike for higher prices. Today’s labor quote by Jack McCallum.

House panel passes labor law rewrite

Most-comprehensive pro-worker rewrite of U.S. labor law in decades. Today’s labor history: Carnegie strikers charged with treason. Today’s labor quote by Mother Jones.

Labor History Today (9/29/19): Mapping American social movements

Labor History Today (9/29/19): Mapping American social movements On this week’s show: Professor Jim Gregory on his innovative project to map American social movements online. Georgetown labor history professor Joe McCartin joins hosts Chris Garlock and Elise Bryant on a show originally broadcast on Labor Day 2019 on WPFW 89.3FM. The project, Gregory says, “allows us to see where social movements were active and where not, helping us better understand patterns of influence and endurance.” Questions, comments or suggestions welcome, and to find out how you can be a part of Labor History Today, email us at LaborHistoryToday@gmail.com Labor History Today is produced by Union City Radio and the Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor. Produced & engineered by Chris Garlock and Patrick Dixon.

Workers take to the streets

Six different events, but they’re all linked by one thing...Today’s labor history: 10,000 port workers locked out. Today’s labor quote by Clara Lemlich.

Strike averted at Kaiser

A agreement affects 83,000 workers in seven states – including Virginia and Maryland -- as well as the District of Columbia. Today’s labor history: teachers strike in Rio de Janeiro. Today’s labor quote by Jimmy Hoffa.

Fresh momentum

“The past year has seen more strikes than we have since the 1980s.” Today’s labor history: cotton-pickers strike in Lee County, Arkansas. Today’s labor quote by Lewis Hine.

BSO musicians reach tentative contract agreement

Lockout to end after 96 days. Today’s labor history: Canada rules IWW illegal. Today’s labor quote from the IWW constitution.

DC Labor supports DC statehood

“The struggles for voting rights and workers’ rights in our nation’s capital are one and the same.” Today’s labor history: launch of the United Labor party. Today’s labor quote by Gray Davis.